1st Edition
The Impact of Legislatures A Quarter-Century of The Journal of Legislative Studies
Introduction
Philip Norton
DEVELOPING THEORY
1. Rational-choice theory in legislative studies: Models of politics without romanticism
Thomas Saalfeld
2. Conditional agenda-setting and decision-making inside the European parliament
George Tsebelis
COMPARING LEGISLATURES
3. Introduction: Comparing the Legislative Performance of Legislatures
David Arter
4. Social Choice and Comparing Legislatures: Constitutional versus Institutional Constraints
Anthony J. McGann
5. Rethinking Bicameral Strength: A Three-Dimensional Approach
Meg Russell
6. Conclusion. Questioning the ‘Mezey Question’: An Interrogatory Framework for the Comparative Study of Legislatures
David Arter
PARTY, DIVISION AND CONSENSUS
7. Party Unity in Parliamentary Democracies: A Comparative Analysis
Ulrich Sieberer
8. Parliamentary Consociationalism in Lebanon: Equal Citizenry vs. Quotated Confessionalism
Imad Salamey and Rhys Payne
9. Parliamentary Opposition in Westminster Democracies: Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand
Andre Kaiser
10. Differences and Changes in Danish Party Organisations: Central Party Organisation Versus Parliamentary Party Group Power
Helene Helboe Pedersen
REPRESENTATION
11. Ethnic Group Representation in Cross-National Comparison
Didier Ruedin
12. Women’s Substantive Representation: Defending Feminist Interests or Women’s Electoral Preferences?
Anouk Lloren
13. State-based Representation and National Policymaking: The Evolution of the Australian Senate and the Federation
Scott Brenton
14. ‘A More Representative Chamber’: Representation and the House of Lords
Hugh Bochel and Andrew Defty
INFLUENCE OF MEMBERS
15. Assessing the Influence of Select Committees in the UK: The Education and Skills Committee, 1997-2005
Andrew Hindmoor, Phil Larkin and Andrew Kennon
16. Exploring the Role of ‘Legislators’ in Canada: Do Members of Parliament Influence Policy?
Kelly Blidook
17. Parliament and the poll tax: A case study in parliamentary pressure
Philip Cowley
PARLIAMENTS AND CITIZENS
18. Studying the Relationship between Parliament and Citizens
Cristina Leston-Bandeira
19. How Are Parliaments Using New Media to Engage with Citizens?
Jeffrey Griffith and Cristina Leston-Bandeira
20. Parliament and Citizens in the United Kingdom
Philip Norton
21. Microblogging, Constituency Service and Impression Management: UK MPs and the Use of Twitter
Nigel Jackson and Darren Lilleker
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS
22 Parliamentary Questions, the Behaviour of Legislators, and the Function of Legislatures: An Introduction
Shane Martin
23. Questioning Parliamentary Questions
Olivier Rozenberg and Shane Martin
24. Parliamentary Questioning in 17 European Parliaments: Some Steps towards Comparison
Frederico Russo and Matti Wiberg
25. Parliamentary Questions as Instruments of Substantive Representation: Visible Minorities in the UK House of Commons, 2005-2010
Thomas Saalfeld
Biography
Philip Norton (Lord Norton of Louth) is Professor of Government and Director of the Centre for Legislative Studies at the University of Hull, UK, and is a member of the UK House of Lords. He is the Founding Editor of The Journal of Legislative Studies.
